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(...) Hi Brad, I'm a *huge* fan fo the 8455 set. Not only is the completed model a thing of beauty, it is a phenominal deal when it comes to the amount of pneumatic parts it has. My first one was a gift from a good friend so I built the model (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Hello Jennifer, hello Ben, yes, the wheels are the main "problem" of the model. I first tried the ModelTeam wheels, but they were too large: (URL) Now I use the Zonic Strike wheels: (URL) Here you can see the difference: (URL)(left: ModelTeam, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Hope ya'll don't mind me asking a question here (especially John Harrison since he started this). I'm still studying and therefore don't have a credit card. My parents would never let me use their credit card to purchase stuff over the internet. And (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <ben@1000steine.SPAM-block.com> wrote in message (...) your MOC (...) sideline of (...) Something I wondered about in this regard was the size of the wheels, which I think look a little on the large side, although without a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build)
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Hello everyone! It feels nice to be back with a new MOC, especially one that was never supposed to be a completed design. (URL) Ideas starting from BW2k3 Schwerpunkt aka Focal Point Closeup Pic (thanks to Bruce Lowell) (URL) Other pics to be added (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Yeah! Gotta love the lime! (...) Yes, I can. 1.5 years from start to finish. (URL) I'm fairly certain, my buddy Henry can image this as well... (URL) -7 months (I suspect longer to get going) (URL) -2 years -Dave Patience is a virtue, and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Ask Eric Sophie that did just that with his Jama! For the record, it was not even a MOC since it was a group effort, OOC? OUR Own Creation :) /Tobbe (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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"ssenkrahsemaj" <jamesharkness@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HL32pw.24qB@lugnet.com... (...) mecha? (...) a (...) and (...) of the (...) collection (...) parts (...) simple (...) this (...) Yeah, after looking at a few retail sets and then (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I used to buy sets alot spending a lot of my money and only getting a few of the pieces that I really wanted. Now I just shop on bricklink. My lego collection was greatly increased when I started shoping there. I just go through the parts list (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I've posted most of the relevant articles on this page: (URL) a compendium of most of the 'how to' of mecha building. It will be growing again shortly as I've found a couple of more things to add to it. Regarding how other people build, the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Eric pretty much covered it all. I, too, give high props to the Exo-Toa for a good parts selection. It's tough to pin down any single set at this point that has what you'd need, but any set that includes joints is a good starting point (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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This doesn't compare to the great MOCs on LUGNET, but it was a fun little project. Two years ago Legoland California sold a U.S. flag kit with red, white and blue bricks. There was a clear sticker with the white stars printed on it. The overall look (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Winery, Artist Studio, and a Lil' Armory
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Here's my finished mocs.. all with detailed interiors. Enjoy! (URL) Artist Studio (URL) Winery (URL) Lil' Armory Enjoy! -Lenny (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Motorizing the pneumatics of set 8455 (Technic Back-hoe Loader)
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About 2 weeks ago, I purchased the excellent Technic Back-hoe Loader. This is a wonderful set, but it was distracting to have to keep pumping whenever trying to run one of the controls. Therefore, I decided to install a motorized pump so that I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) that thing weighs 1984.16 lbs. Almost one ton of LEGO. :D Actually, there's a 120-kilo aluminium* body to hold it together, but still that means there's 780 kilos (1719.6 lbs) of plastic. *In American, that's "aluminum," and 264.55 lbs of it. (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Hi, all. I would show you some ways to LMO as a guide. (...) Yes. LMO means L EGO M ilitary O ff. "Off" is a popular word in Japan meaning "Off-Line Meeting Event". LMO was held 6 Sept. 2003....ya, just a week ago :) 30 Japanese builders gathered to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hello Sven, this is (as usual) a wonderful creation of yours! My favorite pictures are this one: (URL) and this one as well: (URL) You have managed to add an amazingly high amount of nifty details into your MOC really cool inventions. But I (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL TO: KOSMOS DIRECTORATE RE: Tu-99 Torpedo Assault Bomber Comrades, (URL) attached below> is the finished prototype for the Tu-99 Assault Bomber. With a payload possible of six hot-load torpedoes and (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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(...) Amazing in its sheer size, yes. In creatively.... yawn. Looks half finished to me. If the idea is to blend sculpture into some sort of Escheresque landscape, then I say finish the job. Thousands of trees and half arse "buildings" seems a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) work. Can any of you guys imagine spending an entire YEAR working on one single MOC? Wow. Adrian (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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